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Robinson Crusoe retold for younger listeners
In search of adventure, Robinson Crusoe, son of a middle-class Englishman, sets out on the high seas only to become stranded on a deserted South American island. Alone on the island for 24 years, Crusoe finally gets some company when he saves a native whom cannibals brought to the island. A thrillin...
| Main Author: | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. |
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| Other Authors: | McMillan, Roy, 1963-, Keeble, Jonathan. (Narrator) |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Franklin, Tenn.] :
Naxos AudioBooks,
p2012.
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| Edition: | Abridged. |
| Series: |
Junior classics
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In search of adventure, Robinson Crusoe, son of a middle-class Englishman, sets out on the high seas only to become stranded on a deserted South American island. Alone on the island for 24 years, Crusoe finally gets some company when he saves a native whom cannibals brought to the island. A thrilling adventure for younger listeners, made thoroughly accessible through Roy McMillan's retelling of Daniel Defoe's text, simplifying and clarifying them at certain points. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from container. Compact discs. Duration: 2:19:27. |
| Physical Description: |
2 sound disc (2 hr., 19 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781843795575 1843795574 |
| Author Notes: |
His writings covered a wide range of topics. His novels include Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, Roxana, Captain Singleton, and Colonel Jack. He wrote A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain, which is an important source of English economic life, and ghost stories including A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal. He also wrote satirical poems and pamphlets and edited a newspaper. He was imprisoned and pilloried for his controversial work, The Shortest Way with the Dissenters, which suggested that all non-Conformist ministers be hanged. He died on April 24, 1731. (Bowker Author Biography) |